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CLEVELAND: Three panelists will speak on the topic “New
Approaches in Philanthropy: 21st Century Giving in Cleveland”
at noon on Thursday, June 19, 2008, at The City
Club of Cleveland. David C. Hammack,
Haydn Professor of History and a member of the Faculty Council
of the Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Case Western
Reserve University, will serve as moderator.
Whether they call themselves social venture capitalists,
philanthropic entrepreneurs, or social change philanthropists,
the newest wave of philanthropic activists consider themselves
21st-century changemakers espousing community and championing as
their core values innovation, transparency, social and
environmental responsiveness, and the commitment to combine and
leverage all assets at their disposal. What does this mean in
practice, and how is this approach working in Cleveland?
Panelists are:
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Cynthia L. Bailie,
director of the Cleveland Office and Special Online Initiatives
at The Foundation Center;
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Lee Chilcote,
a founding member of Cleveland Colectivo;
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Linda Springer,
executive director of Cleveland Social Venture Partners.
Tickets for this City Club Special Program are $15 for members
and $25 for non-members. Lunch is included. Reservations are
required at least 24 hours in advance of the event. They can be
purchased by calling The City Club at 216.621.0082 or visiting
the website at www.cityclub.org.
William Neukom at The City Club of Cleveland
William H. Neukom,
president of the American Bar Association and partner at K&L
Gates, will speak on the World
Justice Project, a multidisciplinary, multinational movement
to advance the rule of law worldwide, ensuring justice for
everyone, at noon on Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at
The City Club of Cleveland.
Neukom was Microsoft Corp.’s chief lawyer for nearly a
quarter-century, managing their government affairs and
philanthropic activities. As its lead counsel, he led the
company's efforts to establish, distribute, and protect
intellectual property rights around the world. He was
instrumental in securing the landmark legal victory in Apple
Computer v. Microsoft Corporation, which spanned 1988 – 1995,
and led Microsoft's defense of antitrust claims brought by the
U.S. Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Justice, and
the European Union.
Under Neukom’s direction, Microsoft's
community affairs program initiated a number of key corporate
giving strategies, including the Microsoft Giving Campaign, the
Microsoft Matching Gifts program, the Microsoft Volunteer
Program, and several national scale projects, including
Libraries on Line.
Neukom also has been active in community
work, including serving as a member and chair of the Dartmouth
College Board of Trustees, a member of the Dean’s Council at
Stanford Law School, and member of the Policy Consensus Center
from 2004 to present. In 1995, Neukom and his four children
founded the Neukom Family Foundation, which supports
not-for-profit organizations principally in the fields of health
and human services, education, justice, and the environment.
Neukom is general partner in San
Francisco Baseball Associates, L.P., the ownership group of the
San Francisco Giants, and will take over as its head in the
fall.
Tickets for this City Club Special Forum are $18 for members and
$30 for non-members. Lunch is included. They can be purchased by
calling The City Club at 216.621.0082 or visiting the website at
www.cityclub.org.
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